One hypothesis for fairy circle formation proposes that the activities of various types of termites affect vegetation growth.
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- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S143383192500006X (sciencedirect.com)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680098/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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